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On-Campus Interviewing Policies and Procedures for Employers
On-Campus Interviewing through Career Services at Penn State Altoona allows you to recruit high caliber students from a variety of disciplines in one visit. A complete listing of Penn State Altoona degree programs can be found at http://www.altoona.psu.edu/page2/degrees.asp. Opportunities to conduct interviews for full-time positions are available.
At Penn State Altoona, we use a “pre-select” system in which you choose candidates to interview from among those students who request interviews in response to your job posting. Students selected by you then schedule a specific interview time during your visit to the college.
We typically need approximately four weeks to complete this process. As such, this service is generally best suited for employers with long-term anticipated needs. We can accommodate those employers who are trying to fill an opening quickly or who are presented with last minute recruiting needs by modifying our standard time frame when necessary. You can contact the Career Services Office to discuss these opportunities at 814-949-5058.
Please note: Career Services provides On-Campus Interviewing services for full-time positions. Internship opportunities are coordinated through the Academic Internship Office by Tom Shaffer at tls24@psu.edu or 814-949-5789.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Many employers plan information sessions, to generate general interest in their organization, also to target a specific group of students. Some employers plan information sessions the day before interviewing students.
To reserve a room at Penn State Altoona, contact Linda Kitt, Career Services Office, 814-949-5058. If you need audio visual equipment, please indicate items needed.
ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWING
If interested in setting up an interview date with Career Services, you must contact the Career Services Office, Linda Kitt (814)949-5058 and reserve your date. All interviews are conducted in 126 Slep. This process usually takes four weeks. Employers will need to forward a detailed job description to Linda Kitt at lsk6@psu.edu. Then students will be notified of the position available and are encouraged to register. Career Services will forward all resumes to the employer for pre-selection. The employer will let us know who they have chosen to interview and we will schedule the interviews accordingly.
YOUR INTERVIEWING DAY
Parking
You may park in the visitors section of Ivy lot found off the main entrance of Juniata Gap Road.
Interviews
All interviews are conducted in the Career Services Office, 126 Slep Student Center. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 and interviews can be scheduled 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
There is a café in the Slep Student Center with breakfast and lunch items for sale in Common Grounds. We also have a cafeteria found at Port Sky Café.
RECRUITING POLICIES
Career Services at Penn State Altoona follows the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in the Principles for Professional Conduct for Career Services and Employment Professionals. Specifically, Career Services at Penn State Altoona maintains the following policies:
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Employers interviewing on campus will be expected to maintain EEO compliance and follow affirmative action principles in recruitment activities. Employers should consider all interested students for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability, and providing reasonable accommodations upon request.
Career Services will:
- Notify employing organizations of any selection procedures that appear to have an adverse impact based upon the student's race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability;
- Assist recruiters in accessing certain groups on campus to provide a more inclusive applicant pool;
- Respond to complaints of EEO noncompliance, working to resolve such complaints with the recruiter or employing organization, and, if necessary, referring such complaints to the appropriate campus department or agency.
Career Services requires that employers supply accurate information on their organization, employment opportunities, and compensation packages when extending an offer. Employing organizations are responsible for information supplied and commitments made by their representatives.
Career Services asks that employers communicate decisions to candidates within a reasonable time frame and communicate that time frame to the candidates.
Career Services asks that employers provide a reasonable time frame for acceptance of offers extended to candidates. No candidate should be given less than ten (10) business days to make a decision on an offer. Employers are expected to refrain from any undue pressure to accept the job (including, but not limited to, rescission of offer if not accepted in less than the two-week time frame), or to renege on an acceptance of another offer.
If conditions change and require the employing organization to revoke its commitment, the employing organization will pursue a course of action for the affected candidate that is fair and equitable, including (but not limited to) financial assistance and outplacement services.
THIRD-PARTY RECRUITERS
Organizations providing interviewing services for a fee will be required to inform Career Services of the specific employer they represent and the specific jobs for which they are recruiting and will permit verification of the information. Any disclosure of student information outside of the third-party interviewing organization and the company they are representing will be with prior consent of the student. Third-party recruiters that charge fees to students will not be permitted access to Career Services.
INTERVIEWING POLICIES
CAREER SERVICES MAY RESTRICT ACCESS TO INTERVIEWING ACTIVITIES FOR:
- Employing organizations that improperly influence and affect job acceptances. Such practices may include undue time pressure for acceptance of employment offers and encouragement of revocation of another employment offer.
- Employing organizations that do not supply accurate information on their organization, employment opportunities, and compensation packages. Employing organizations are responsible for information supplied and commitments made by their representatives. If conditions change and require the employing organization to revoke its commitment, the employing organization will pursue a course of action for the affected candidate that is fair and equitable.
- Employing organizations that do not provide Career Services with appropriate permanent contact information.
- Employing organizations that require an investment on the part of students to participate in an internship or full-time permanent position (e.g. the purchase of a demonstration package or payment for a required training program).
- Employing organizations that serve alcohol as part of the recruitment process.
- Employing organizations that do not maintain equal employment opportunity (EEO) compliance and follow affirmative action principles in recruiting activities. Appropriate recruiting activities include the following:
- Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability, and providing reasonable accommodations upon request;
- Reviewing selection criteria for adverse impact based upon the student's race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability;
- Avoiding use of inquiries that are considered unacceptable by EEO standards during the recruiting process;
- Investigating complaints forwarded by Career Services regarding EEO noncompliance and seeking resolution of such complaints.
- Employing organizations that do not maintain the confidentiality of student information, regardless of the source, including personal knowledge, written records/reports, and computer databases. There will be no disclosure of student information to another organization without the prior written consent of the student, unless necessitated by health and/or safety considerations.
- Employing organizations engaged in administering, evaluating, and interpreting assessment tools, tests, and technology without informing Career Services of these tests.
- Employing organizations that do not cooperate with the policies and procedures of Career Services or honor scheduling arrangements and recruitment commitments.
CAREER FAIRS
Career fairs can increase your visibility and help you source candidates at the same time.
Be willing to answer questions of students who are “just looking,” or first or second-year students seeking career information. Remember that they are the candidates of the future, as well as potential customers. Penn State Altoona offers employers two career fair opportunities in October to network with students. A Business and Engineering career fair as well as a Human Services and Criminal Justice career fair. These career fairs offer employers an opportunity to showcase their organizations and full-time job opportunities as well as offer graduate schools an opportunity to showcase further education opportunities to students. For information on these career fairs, please visit our web site at http://www.altoona.psu.edu/career.
VACANCY LISTINGS
If coming to the college is not possible, you can post your positions to Penn State Altoona students through Nittany Lion Recruiting. This on-line job listing service, powered by Symplicity, is available to all Penn State students and alumni at all locations. Jobs that are posted to Penn State University will be free of charge. First time users, go to http://www.altoona.psu.edu/career and click on the Nittany Lion Recruiting logo. After your request for an account has been processed, you can begin to enter your jobs, search and view candidate resumes, and track candidates on-line.
SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWING AT PENN STATE ALTOONA
The Career Services staff is here to help you make your recruiting trip a successful one. We can help you:
- Make the faculty, staff, and student organization connections you need
- Tell you about the students and the academic programs at our college
- Advise you about recruiting activities that may work for you
- Review your advertising plans for clarity, accuracy, and timeliness
- Offer insight into developing successful information sessions
- Help you learn about and prepare for career fairs and related activities at the college
- Manage your visit so that you can make the most effective use of your time.
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